Pocket Hammerless worn by French Resistant Frédéric "Alain" Laboureur at the Battle of Mont Mouchet. On display at Musée de l'Armée, Les Invalides, Paris.
Type Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin United States
Production history
Designer John Browning
Manufacturer Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut
Produced 1903–45
No. built ~570,000
Variants M1903, M1908 (Types 1-5)
Specifications
Mass 24 oz (680 g)
Length 7 in (180 mm) (Type I)
6.75 in (171 mm) (Types 2 - 5)
Barrel length 4 in (100 mm) (Type I)
3.75 in (95 mm) (Types 2 - 5)
Cartridge .32 ACP (M1903)
Action single-action Blowback
Feed system 8-round detachable box magazine (M1903)
7-round detachable box magazine (M1908)
Sights fixed front, rear drift-adjustable for windage